Medina, King County
Booking a chimney sweep in Medina costs $189–$449 for each flue we clean, and a Level 1 look at that flue comes with it. Where your price lands depends on how much buildup is inside and how hard the roof is to work from. We tell you the figure before a brush goes in.
Typical investment
$189–$449
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$99 plus tax, deducted when you approve the repair
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What we do
The same crew, the same written quote — for Medina homes.
Level 1 or Level 2 inspection, with a camera scan where warranted
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Restoration of brick, mortar joints and firebox
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A stainless-steel or ceramic liner run the full height of the flue
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A stainless cap fitted to your flue's exact dimensions
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Cleaning of the burner, pilot and valve assembly
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Crown recast — or rebuilt outright where the damage demands it
Learn moreRanges shown for orientation — the exact figure is written up on-site, after the inspection.
Medina is a small city of 2,915 residents (2020 census) set on the Lake Washington shore, and every one of its homes is a single-family house. That shapes a sweep visit here: we are usually working on a large house, on a big lot, sometimes with a long walk from the drive to the chimney. We plan the ladder route and floor protection before the first flue is opened.
Washington's Office of Financial Management counts all 1,131 housing units in Medina as single-unit homes, and HistoryLink notes the city has long drawn large, substantial houses on spacious lots. Bigger houses do not automatically mean more fireplaces, so we never assume a count; we ask, and we check each opening we find.
When a chimney carries more than one flue, CSIA guidance for a Level 2 inspection covers all flues within that chimney plus their connected appliances. A sweep is not a Level 2, but we follow the same habit: if we are on your roof, we look at every flue, not only the one being cleaned.
About 3.39 of Medina's 4.83 square miles are water, according to the city and its census profile, so a large share of homes sit close to the lake. The lake is fresh water: salt spray is not the issue here. Wind and wet weather are.
Across western Washington the strongest winds usually arrive from the south or southwest in late fall and winter, which is also when most people light their fires. When we sweep, we note the state of the cap and screen on that weather side, because a loose cap lets rain and debris straight into the flue we just cleaned.
Every chimney sweep we do in Medina includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowThe recurring problem is uneven care. The fireplace the family uses every winter gets swept, while a second firebox in a den or guest wing sits untouched for years. An unused flue can still fill with leaves, nests and fallen mortar, and nobody notices until someone lights it for a holiday. We ask about every fireplace in the house when you book, not only the one you mention first.
We locate every fireplace, confirm which ones you burn in, and agree the price for each flue before starting.
Drop cloths go down from the door to the hearth and the fireplace opening is closed with a vacuum running, so soot stays inside the flue.
The flue is brushed top to bottom, then the smoke chamber and firebox are cleared of what falls.
You get photos of each swept flue and a short note on anything the Level 1 check turned up.
What this work is quoted at for Medina homes — the exact figure comes from the $99 on-site inspection, credited toward the work.
| Service | Price in Medina | What that covers |
|---|---|---|
| Chimney Sweep | $189–$449 | Full flue swept, Level 1 inspection included |
| Chimney Inspection | $99 plus tax | Level 1 visual; Level 2 adds a full camera scan |
| Chimney Relining | From $1,895 | Full-length stainless liner, sized to the appliance |
| Chimney Repair | From $425 | Masonry repair — brick and mortar, scoped after diagnosis |
| Chimney Cap Installation | $235–$845 | Stainless cap fitted; multi-flue and custom at the top |
Ranges are what these jobs are quoted at in Medina. The exact figure is set on site after a $99 inspection (credited toward the job if you go ahead), and you approve it before any work starts.
Western Washington's wet months, as the Western Regional Climate Center lays them out, begin in October and reach their peak in winter; December and January each log 20 to 25 or more days with rain. Even January afternoons hold around 78 percent relative humidity, climbing to roughly 87 percent before sunrise.
Soot that stays damp smells worse and clings harder, which is why a flue swept in early fall is easier to live with through the winter. Water is also the bigger enemy of brick chimneys than fire, the Chimney Safety Institute of America notes, so the cap and crown get a look on every sweep.
Medina is an exclusive lakefront enclave with some of the region's most valuable estates, on Lake Washington, with large waterfront and estate homes.
MedinaKing County, WA · 47.621, -122.227
Before and after
Illustrations of what each repair changes on a typical chimney — not photos of a specific job.
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Four steps, each one on paper — so you always know what happens next.
Choose a genuine opening on the crew's calendar. Confirmation is immediate.
Liner, crown, cap, flashing and masonry examined in order — each finding photographed.
One document, plain numbers, covering only the work your chimney genuinely needs.
The repair is completed, then handed over with before-and-after photos of every item.
$189–$449 per flue. A light, easy-to-reach flue sits at the low end; heavy buildup or a steep, high roof pushes it up. You get the number before we start.
The national standard, NFPA 211, sets a yearly inspection for every chimney, fireplace and vent. Whether a sweep follows depends on what the inspection finds and how much you burn.
We photograph it and explain it. The on-site inspection is $99 plus tax, and it is credited toward the work when you approve the written quote.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
